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Paul Yip (葉金豪) was a constestant who appeared on Baak Maan Fu Yung thrice. He first appeared on July 24, 2001 and won HK$60.000 after answering the HK$500,000 question wrong. Then appeared on August 29, 2001 and reached to the $500,000 question again, but this time he decided to take HK$250.000, without using 50:50. In third time, he appeared at the elite tournament in last episode of 1st season. Then appeared for the fourth time on March 20, 2005 and won HK$40,000.

Paul Yip's First Run[]

Fastest Finger First Question
Please sort out the existing numbers of the following animals from the most.
⬥ A: Dogs ⬥ B: Ants
⬥ C: Lion ⬥ D: Panda
The correct answer was B-A-C-D. 7 out of 10 contestants were right, but Paul was the fastest with 4.48 seconds.
HK$1,000 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
According to legend, who is Chang'e's husband?
⬥ A: Emperor Yao ⬥ B: Yang Ji
⬥ C: Hou Yi ⬥ D: Li Jing
HK$2,000 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the crystal of cremation after Buddhists attained nirvana?
⬥ A: Negative ions ⬥ B: Jin Lizi
⬥ C: Super Electronics ⬥ D: Śarīra
HK$3,000 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Which princess of the Ming Dynasty was the "One-Armed Divine Nun" in Jin Yong's work?
⬥ A: Princess Jianning ⬥ B: Princess Changping
⬥ C: One-armed princess ⬥ D: Princess Zhaoren
HK$4,000 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following animals does not have a whisker?
⬥ A: Mosquito ⬥ B: Bees
⬥ C: Butterfly ⬥ D: Spider
HK$8,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
Which police rank has three flowers on the epaulette?
"50:50" lifeline used
⬥ A: Inspector ⬥ B: Sergeant
⬥ C: Chief Inspector ⬥ D: Senior Constable
HK$10,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Nobel Prize did Steven Chu win?
⬥ A: Chemistry ⬥ B: Literature
⬥ C: Economics ⬥ D: Physics
HK$20,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
In which of the following films did Carina Lau played as the singer Rose?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: He's a Woman, She's a Man ⬥ B: 92 Legendary La Rose Noire
⬥ C: He Ain't Heavy, He's My Father! ⬥ D: Four Loves
Ask the Audience Results: A: 79% ⬥ B: 5% ⬥ C: 5% ⬥ D: 11%
HK$30,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following dinosaurs is mainly carnivorous?
⬥ A: Maiasaura ⬥ B: Tyrannosaurus rex
⬥ C: Stegosaurus ⬥ D: Seismosaurus
HK$40,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
The two cities in the famous western novel A Tale of Two Cities refer to London and which city?
"Phone a Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Edinburgh ⬥ B: Paris
⬥ C: Florence ⬥ D: Marseille
HK$60,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Polyvinyl chloride is the chemical name of which of the following?
⬥ A: Latex ⬥ B: Styrofoam
⬥ C: Rubber ⬥ D: PVC
HK$80,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Down Syndrome is mostly caused by the disorder of which pair of chromosomes?
⬥ A: Eighth pair ⬥ B: Fourteenth pair
⬥ C: Nineteenth pair ⬥ D: Twenty-first pair
HK$150,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
The Head of state of which of the following former British colony is still the Queen of the United Kingdom?
⬥ A: India ⬥ B: Canada
⬥ C: Nepal ⬥ D: Malaysia
HK$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Inhaling which gas will cause hypoxia after it combines with hemoglobin?
⬥ A: Hydrogen ⬥ B: Nitrogen
⬥ C: Carbon monoxide ⬥ D: Carbon dioxide
HK$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was the winner of the Best Actor in the first Hong Kong Film Awards?
⬥ A: Michael Hui ⬥ B: Karl Maka
⬥ C: Danny Lee ⬥ D: George Lam

Paul Yip's Second Run[]

Fastest Finger Question
Starting fron the largest, please sort out the denominations of the following nicknames of Hong Kong currencies.
⬥ A: Red snapper ⬥ B: Green crab
⬥ C: Big bull ⬥ D: Golden bull
The correct answer was D (HK$1,000)-C (HK$500)-A (HK$100)-B (HK$10). 5 out of 10 contestants were right, but Paul was the fastest with 3.47 seconds.
HK$1,000 (1 of 15) - Not Timed
The Indian nation are the indigenous peoples of which country?
⬥ A: India ⬥ B: Australia
⬥ C: America ⬥ D: United Kingdom
HK$2,000 (2 of 15) - Not Timed
What kind of animal is the "field chicken" (田雞)?
⬥ A: Frog ⬥ B: Chicken
⬥ C: Lizard ⬥ D: Bat
HK$3,000 (3 of 15) - Not Timed
Kong Linghui is an athlete of which sport?
⬥ A: Badminton ⬥ B: Table Tennis
⬥ C: Gymnastics ⬥ D: Diving
HK$4,000 (4 of 15) - Not Timed
Getting a "rocket" refers to getting which grade at the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination?
⬥ A: A ⬥ B: B
⬥ C: C ⬥ D: D
HK$8,000 (5 of 15) - Not Timed
1960s Cantonese film My Intimate Partner stars Patrick Tse and which actor?
⬥ A: Bowie Wu ⬥ B: Sun Ma Sze Tsang
⬥ C: Tang Kee-chan ⬥ D: Sammo Hung
HK$10,000 (6 of 15) - Not Timed
What is the basic structural unit of living organisms?
⬥ A: Body ⬥ B: Brain
⬥ C: Cell ⬥ D: Skin
HK$20,000 (7 of 15) - Not Timed
Hua Tuo was a person of which dynasty?
⬥ A: Spring and Autumn period ⬥ B: Warring States period
⬥ C: Three Kingdoms ⬥ D: Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
HK$30,000 (8 of 15) - Not Timed
What time signature does the waltz usually in?
⬥ A: Duple time ⬥ B: Triple time
⬥ C: Quadruple time ⬥ D: Quintuple time
HK$40,000 (9 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the Axis powers pursued Fascism during World War II?
⬥ A: Germany ⬥ B: Japan
⬥ C: Italy ⬥ D: Egypt
HK$60,000 (10 of 15) - Not Timed
Newly-invented term "purple chip" refers to what kind of stocks?
⬥ A: China-affiliated blue chips ⬥ B: Penny stocks that are facing liquidation
⬥ C: Top 10 gainers ⬥ D: Fund stocks
HK$80,000 (11 of 15) - Not Timed
Which of the following mammals is oviparous?
⬥ A: Platypus ⬥ B: Whale
⬥ C: Bat ⬥ D: Lesser bushbaby
HK$150,000 (12 of 15) - Not Timed
Who wrote the lyrics of the national anthem of the People's Republic of China?
"Ask the Audience" lifeline used
⬥ A: Tian Han ⬥ B: Lin Sikun
⬥ C: Nie Er ⬥ D: Qu Chunquan
Ask the Audience Results: A: 69% ⬥ B: 5% ⬥ C: 25% ⬥ D: 1%
HK$250,000 (13 of 15) - Not Timed
Who was refered as "not to fight; not to make peace; not to take steps for defense; not to die; not to surrender; not to flee" during the Second Opium War?
"Phone a Friend" lifeline used
⬥ A: Li Hongzhang ⬥ B: Zhang Zhidong
⬥ C: Guiliyang Guwalgiya ⬥ D: Ye Mingchen
HK$500,000 (14 of 15) - Not Timed
Which Nobel Prize is awarded in the Oslo City Hall in Norway?
⬥ A: Medicine ⬥ B: Literature
⬥ C: Economics ⬥ D: Peace
Paul Yip took the money even with "50:50" lifeline remaining. The correct answer is D.

Paul Yip's Third Run[]

Paul Yip appeared at the elite tournament in the last episode of 1st season on December 31, 2001, along with other big winners of the season:


Question 1
Guam is a territory of which country?
⬥ A: United Kingdom ⬥ B: United States
⬥ C: France ⬥ D: Portugal
All contestants answered correctly.
Question 2
Which place in China is reputed as "spring city"?
⬥ A: Chengdu ⬥ B: Kunming
⬥ C: Chongqing ⬥ D: Nanjing
Puk Yan answered A and was eliminated.
Question 3
Who is the wife of Jiang Zemin, the President of the People's Republic of China?
⬥ A: Chen Meihui ⬥ B: Li Shuxian
⬥ C: Wang Yeping ⬥ D: Weng Yuwen
Chris Chan answered B and was eliminated.
Question 4
"Draw up three chapters of law" (約法三章) originates from which historical figure?
⬥ A: Liu Bei ⬥ B: Liu Bang
⬥ C: Cao Cao ⬥ D: Sun Quan
Wong Chi Ching, Chow Chung Yau and Ho Yuk Lun answered D, C and A and respectively and were all eliminated.
Question 5
What is the first street in Hong Kong named after an Ethnic Chinese?
⬥ A: Li Yuen Street East and West ⬥ B: Harcourt Road
⬥ C: Robinson Road ⬥ D: Lockhart Road
All contestants answered correctly.
Question 6
The minibuses in Hong Kong began with which incident?
⬥ A: Japanese invasion ⬥ B: Hong Kong 1967 riots
⬥ C: Shek Kip Mei fire ⬥ D: Typhoon Wanda
All contestants answered correctly.
Question 7
Which of the following is not a work of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky?
⬥ A: The Brothers Karamazov ⬥ B: The Stranger
⬥ C: Crime and Punishment ⬥ D: Notes from Underground
Paul Yip was the only one answered correctly and thus won the tournament. He was invited to play ATV's upcoming game show The People Versus, but he lost the Bong Game and lost HK$40,000 to a home viewer.

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